The hidden eyes

Once upon a time, there was a small village surrounded by dense forests and towering mountains. The villagers lived in peace, but they always had a strange feeling whenever they entered the forest. They whispered among themselves that the forest was haunted, and they avoided it as much as they could.

One day, a young couple, Jack and Sarah, decided to explore the forest. They had heard the stories, but they didn't believe in them. They thought it was all just a silly myth. But as they walked deeper into the forest, they started to feel as if they were being watched. They shrugged it off and continued their journey, but the feeling only grew stronger.

Suddenly, they came across a small clearing and saw an old, abandoned cottage. The cottage had broken windows and a rickety door, but what caught their attention were the eyes. There were two pairs of glowing eyes staring at them from the darkness inside the cottage. Jack and Sarah were frozen in fear, and they didn't know what to do.

As they stood there, a figure emerged from the darkness. It was a woman dressed in a long, white dress. Her eyes were sunken, and her hair was wild and tangled. Jack and Sarah realized that she was the ghost of the woman who had lived in the cottage. They were about to run away when the ghost spoke to them.

"I have been trapped in this forest for centuries, waiting for someone to come and help me," she said. "You have the power to set me free, but you must solve the riddle I have for you."

The ghost then gave them a riddle, and they realized that it was a clue to finding the hidden treasure that was said to be hidden in the forest. Jack and Sarah set out to find the treasure, and they followed the clues until they found it. But as soon as they found it, the ghost appeared before them once again.

"You have solved the riddle, and now you must keep your promise. You must set me free," she said.

Jack and Sarah didn't know how to set the ghost free, but they promised to find a way. They went back to the village and told the story of the ghost and the treasure. The villagers were skeptical at first, but they eventually believed the story and helped Jack and Sarah in their quest.

They discovered that the ghost was bound to the forest because of a curse that had been placed upon her. The curse could only be broken by sacrificing a life, but Jack and Sarah didn't want to do that. They found another way to break the curse, and they set the ghost free. The ghost thanked them and disappeared into the light.

From that day on, the forest was no longer haunted, and the villagers no longer felt the strange presence. Jack and Sarah became the heroes of the village, and their story was passed down from generation to generation. The hidden eyes were never seen again, but the treasure remained as a reminder of the adventure that changed their lives forever.

Years passed, and Jack and Sarah grew old and passed away, but their story lived on. One day, a young couple came to the village and asked about the story of Jack and Sarah. The villagers told them the story, and the couple was fascinated. They decided to explore the forest and find the hidden treasure for themselves.

As they entered the forest, they felt the same strange presence that Jack and Sarah had felt all those years ago. But they didn't let it stop them. They followed the clues and eventually found the treasure, but as soon as they touched it, the ghost of the woman appeared before them once again.

"You have found the treasure, but you have broken the curse. The curse can only be broken once, and now the forest is haunted once again," the ghost said.

The couple was terrified, and they ran back to the village as fast as they could. They told the villagers what had happened, and the villagers realized that they had made a mistake by telling the story of Jack and Sarah. The curse had been broken once, and it should have stayed that way.

From that day on, the villagers warned everyone who entered the forest to never touch the treasure. They said that whoever did would bring the curse back, and the forest would be haunted once again. The hidden eyes still roam the forest to this day, and no one knows what will happen if they are ever seen again.

The story of Jack and Sarah and the hidden eyes became a legend in the village, and the villagers always told it to the children as a warning. The treasure remains hidden, and the forest remains as mysterious and haunting as it was all those years ago. And who knows, maybe one day someone will come along and solve the riddle once again, but the villagers hope that day never comes.